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Checklist for Tribe Sepsini
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
502
1536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
6
25
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
11
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySepsinae
Walker, 1833
6
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSepsini
3
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 30 Species
Meroplius Rondani, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 192624SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
30 Species
Meroplius (Protomeroplius) trispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Xenosepsis) africanus Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius curvispinifer Ozerov, 2004
Meroplius flavofemoratus Ozerov, 2000
Meroplius kirkspriggsi Ozerov, 2000
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Sepsis (Sepsis) delectabilis (Adams, 1905)⇒ Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830
Sepsis (Sepsis) igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) oligochaeta Soos, 1962
Sepsis (Sepsis) polychaeta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) pronodosa Speiser, 1924
Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis capensis (Hennig, 1960)⇒ Dicranosepsis capensis Hennig, 1960
Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1909
Sepsis femoriseta Duda, 1926
Sepsis fissa Becker, 1903
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis lineolata Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis luteola Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis macrochaeta (Vanschuytbroeck, 1962)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis namibica Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis nigritarsis Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis pedunculata Duda, 1926
Sepsis setosipes (Brunetti, 1929)⇒ Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis sobria Seguy, 1933
Sepsis stenocalyptrata Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis sternopleuralis Duda, 1926
Sepsis thoracica Robineau-Des..., 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis validiseta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926


Links, sources and further information
Sepsini at itis.gov